Recaps

Liu Ding fought to keep Xiao Zhi from being forced into a contract with Liu Ji, then sought a way to strengthen himself for the Sect Lord Contention. After discovering a method to clear his blocked Meridian Courts, he went with Zhi'er to Mercenary Street, where he found a mysterious bundle inside a Snow Rhino.

• Liu Ding was abandoned by Liu Ji and the other children in the forest, escaped a Golden Lion, and rescued the wounded civet cat Xiao Zhi.
• Liu Ding and Xiao Zhi secretly cultivated in the ancestral hall’s cauldron for years, until Liu Ji’s attack left Xiao Zhi near death and Liu Yandong forced him to apologize.
• Nie Zhengxu gave Liu Ji a Suanni Soulforging Pill and Golden Lion blood, while General Jiang used the Black Willow Coffin to repair Liu Ding’s damaged seven souls and revealed that Liu Ding was Liu Yandong’s biological grandson.
• When the clan tried to give Xiao Zhi to Liu Ji, Liu Ding proposed that she contract with the winner of the Sect Lord Contention, and Xiao Zhi accepted the terms and joined the Liu Clan as Liu Zhi.
• Liu Ding lifted the Black Tortoise Ding, searched the Library Pavilion for a way to advance, and discovered Liu Ji’s rapid progress came from medicinal baths and a Murong Family pill.
• The Cloaked Elder told Liu Ding that his body was too powerful for his Soul Power, so Liu Tao struck open one of his blocked Meridian Courts and Liu Ding began cultivating with Du Meridian Fluid.
• General Jiang told Liu Ding to combine Du Meridian Fluid with ferocious beast blood and earth-element Gallstone Crystals, and Zhi'er helped him buy the needed herbs and supplies.
• Liu Ding bought a Snow Rhino at Mercenary Street and found a grease-wrapped bundle in its entrails that General Jiang said was precious.

Liu Ding developed Du Ling Juice and helped Ximen Yaoji expose the dangers of the Murong Divine Pill Chamber’s Zhe Spirit Liquid. As the Sect Lord Contention drew near, Liu Ding reached Six Soulforging Cauldrons and began learning Cloud Turning Palm.

• Liu Ding and Liu Tao broke through to Five Soulforging Cauldrons, and Liu Ding learned the Seven Souls Separation Method and began roaming Crescent Moon Bay at night.
• Liu Ding mastered Dragon Crushing Hand, gathered Yin Soul Qi in Everlasting Cave, and discovered Everlasting Valley, where he found a scroll explaining how to make Du Ling Juice.
• Liu Ding refined Du Ling Juice from Everlasting Valley’s herbs and partnered with Ximen Yaoji to challenge the Murong Divine Pill Chamber’s Zhe Spirit Liquid.
• At the Pill Trade Fair, Ximen Yaoji arranged trials of both liquids, and Liu Ding recognized that Taotie Soul Qi had clashed with the Qilin Soul Qi in two injured Liu Clan disciples.
• Liu Shu confessed that Zhe Spirit Liquid had mutated his Qilin soul qi, while Liu Tao revealed that she had secretly used another liquid for her breakthrough.
• Du Ling Juice proved successful for many apprentices, the Murong Divine Pill Chamber was driven out of Bleser City, and Liu Ding intensified his cultivation.
• Liu Ding broke through to Six Soulforging Cauldrons and manifested a Phantom Phoenix Soul Beast.
• Liu Ding found Cloud Turning Palm in the hidden cave and absorbed the martial skill’s information through his phoenix soul beast.